Thread 28465828

Bmw E46 2.0 Dizell, 2.8k euro is this a good frist car?

Hell no, buy a reliable car like Toyota or something, even if they are boring. You won't be as pissed either if you end up damaging it.

>>28465837
What should be the price range for a first car?

>>28465849
Depends entirely on how poor you are

>>28465855
My budget is about 3k

>>28465855
Also how reliable would you say is a Mini Cooper 1.6 petrol 2003

>>28465864
It isn't.
And the 5 speed transmission were shit until 2004
>>28465859
don't spend more than 2k on a car if you're that poor
Do you even have a steady income?

>>28465866
I do have a steady income. I’m just not trying to blow more than 3K on something that’s only purpose is getting me to work and back. No point flexing on a commute car.

Where are you? Something tells me that you are Romanian.

>>28465874
Yeah somewhere in the Balkans

>>28465881
Then diesel, manual VW or Suzuki.

If you are in Albania, consider a MB W123 and if you are in Romania look at 15-20 year old Dacias, again, diesel and manual. Noc lue about Bulgaria or ex-Yugo, but if you are in Greece, then you should probably consider a motorbike instead.

>>28465828 (OP)
>Dizell
Are you turkish, by any chance?

>>28465913
God no, im from an ex-yugo state.

>>28465870
>only purpose is getting me to work and back
Then don't buy a clapped out Beamer

>>28465859
>3k
Suzuki Swift

>>28465920
you definitely should not buy a bmw but you will definitely buy one

>>28465828 (OP)
>first car
>cheap 25yo diesel
fuck no

If you have to ask, no.

>enthusiast board
>only care about reliability
lol

>>28465973
I didn’t know it was clapped out i just saw it was within my price range and looked good.

>>28466701
It's more of a sour grapes thing. Not saying that no one can afford an old E46, but everyone is just jealous of OP going to buy something he wants while they're not in that position at them moment. So they're trying to talk him out of it

>>28465828 (OP)
Nope. You'll learn, though, it can be a good experience. How much do you like cars?
To be clear, every single gasket on that car is leaking, you will spend 100 hours getting it straight.

>>28466716
An E46 is worth less than an equivalent Hyundai.

>>28466719
I’m not really into newer cars. I prefer cars from the 1960s and 1970s, especially German and American ones. But I don’t have the money to buy one just yet, plus I couldn’t drive a classic like that every day—it’d be cruel. So I’m looking for a relatively inexpensive car for daily driving instead.

Yes.

>>28465828 (OP)
Just take into consideration that your car is banned from entering certain emisssion zones in Western Europe if you ever need to. Also old bmw's are the bread n butter for eastern euros, so do go for it. Some crackhead mechanic will work wonders on that car for 20€ and a beer. That or you wrench yourself if you own a house.

>>28466721
Not true btw

>>28466716
OP is going to be sour grapes if his first experience with a BMW is something that's going to break every 50km

>>28467627
>his first experience with a BMW is something that's going to break every 50km
but that's the bmw experience

I bought my e91 325i for 3300 euros
an e46 320d is not worth it for 2800, especially in a such riced out condition
go for a 118d/120d if you want a diesel they are cool